Hydraulic distributing valve



HYDRAULIC DI STRIBUTING VALVE yFiledv June 15 1923 i Inaeur:

Patented duly 15, 1924.

CHARLES A.. XARDELL, OF UTGA, NEW YORK.

HYDRAJULIC DISTRIBUTING VALVE. l

Application filed June 15, 1923. Serial No. 645,572.

To .ff/ZZ whom, it mffg/ ooaccrw Be it `known that l, CHARLES A. Xnnnnnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Utica, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, have invented or discovered certain new and use-ful Improvements in Hydraulic Distributing Valves, of which the following is a specification. reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

vhis invention relates to a multiple distributing valve adapted to be attached to a water supply pipe and having a plurality of spring-closed stop-cocks and outlet leads or nozzles to each of which a hose may be attached and which is thus adapted to distribute water for Various operations. lVhile t-his improved distributing valvel is especially intended for use in connection. with a washing machine so that the water from the supply pipe may be utilized for running a water motor, for filling the tank of the machine, rinsing, etc., it may be used for other purposes and may have any desired number of stop-cocks and outlet leads or nozzles, preferably three or more.

In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is a plan view of the improved distributing valve. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the same partly broken away in vertical section, and Fig. 3 is a detail view of the operating cam adjacent a stop-cock.

Referring to the drawing, 12 denotes the hollow body portion of the distributing valve which is provided with a single threaded inlet nipple 13 which is to be screwed onto the source of water supply, said body havino' at its side opposite said nipple a boss 14. Pivotally mounted on said boss, as by a screw 15, is an operating lever comprising a handle 16 and a member 17 integral with said handle and provided with a cam 18 the face of which is preferably formed with a double incline at the middle of which is preferably formed a seat or rest 18a.

The body 12 is provided with a number of spring-closed stop-cocks or valves which may be of well-known construction and each of which, as herein shown, comprises a stem 19 provided with a head or button 2O and carrying a piston-valve 21 normally held in a lifted or closed position by a coil spring 22 mounted between a shoulder in a skeleton or open-work sleeve 28 and a washer 24: near the upper part of the valve stem 19, the movement of said Washer, under the influence of said spring being limited by a shoulder on said valve stem. The chamber in `which the open-work sleeve 23 is mounted communicates with the chamber of the hollow body member 12 and also with an outlet lead or nozzle 25. l

Attached in any suitable manner to the body 12 is a disk 26 provided with indes:

marks 26a corresponding in number to the stop-cocks or valves, and the member 17 carries a pointer 27 which comes opposite one of the said index marks 26l when a stopcock is open.

From the foregoing it will be understood that when it is desired to open a stop-cock or valve controlling the outlet of water from any one of the nozzles 25 the handle 16 will be turned so that the cam portion 18 connected therewith will be brought to rest over a valve controlling button 20, thus holding the spring-controlled stop-cock or valve connected with said button in an open position for any desired length of time. Any desired number of spring-closed stopcoclrs or valves may be mounted on the distributing body 12, as will be understood, four being shown in the present instance.

By forming the cam 18 with a double incline, as shown in Fig. 3, a valve may be opened by turning the handle 16 in either direction; and by providing said cam with the central seat or rest 18a any danger of displacement of the handle lever when holding a valve open, by jarring or vibration, will be avoided.

The handle lever is preferably constructed with a boss which raises it from the boss 14E, and the handle part 16 of said lever is preferably raised or inclined upward, as

having valve stems provided with heads and outlet leads or nozzles controlled thereby, said body having a single inlet nipple, combined with a. handle lever pivotally mounted on said body and provided with a valve-opening Cam.

2. A hydraulic distributing valve comprising a hollow body provided with a plurality of spring-closed stop-cooks or valves havino' valve stems provided With heads and outlet leads or nozzles controlled thereby, said body having a single inlet nipple, combined with va handle lever pivotally mounted on said body and provided with a valve-opening Cain, said cam being formed With a double incline and a central seat or rest.

3. A hydraulic distributing valve coniprising a hollow body provided With a plurality of spring-closed stop-cooks or valves having` valve Steins provided With heads and outlet leads or nozzles controlled thereby, said body having a single inlet nipple, combined with a handle lever pivotally mounted on said body and provided with a valve-opening cam, said earn being yformed With a double incline and a central seat or rest, the handle part of said lever being raised so as to be clear of the heads of the valve-stems.

4. A hydraulic distributing valve oomprising a hollovT body provided with a plurality of spring-closed stop-cooks or valves having valve stems provided with heads and outlet leads or nozzles controlled thereby, said body having a single inlet nipple, combined with a handle lever Ypivotally mounted onv said body and provided With a valve-opening earn7 a disk mounted on said hollow body and provided with index marks corresponding in number to the said valves and outlet nozzles, said handle lever being provided with a pointer coining opposite an index niark When a valve is open.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CHARLES A. XARDELL. 

